A common—and justified—complaint about COP (the annual United Nations Climate Conference) is that decisions take too long and are too incremental. Established by the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate
As governments and civil society prepare for the First International Conference on the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta Colombia, the call for a fast, fair and financed
On March 9, CEE Executive Director Karenna Gore was a featured speaker in Seasons of Responsibility: Interreligious Conversations on Environmental Justice and Repair, an online learning series hosted by Jewish Theological Seminary that explores
What is UNEA? “If we don’t transform our economic and finance systems, we can’t transform our environmental and food systems. We need the whole of society and government working together.”
Editor’s Note, 1/20/26: Since publication of this piece, there have been significant developments regarding Empire Wind and other major offshore wind projects in the U.S. Empire Wind is referenced below
On Friday, November 14, CEE Executive Director Karenna Gore joined a discussion on the Global Ethical Stocktake moderated by former US Vice President Al Gore. The conversation also featured Wanjira Mathai, co-leader
On Monday, December 1, 2025, Center for Earth Ethics Executive Director Karenna Gore joined “Reflections from Belém: Columbia at COP30” for a conversation discussing takeaways from COP30. The panel, moderated
CEE Executive Director Karenna Gore was recently interviewed by journalist Cristiane Fontes for Folha de S. Paulo, a major Brazilian national newspaper. The piece, published on November 30, highlights the
The Global Ethical Stocktake seeks to move ethical discernment into the heart of climate policymaking. Conceived in the lead-up to the United Nations climate conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, the
“The moral compass and the ethical will for change remain elusive—yet on the horizon, because people realize something is missing. We have to deepen the moral force. The spiritual, the